Do you remember those four staunch fiscal conservatives — Reps. Justin Amash (R-MI), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Walter Jones (R-NC), and David Schweikert (R-AZ) — who were unceremoniously booted off from their committees assignments? Republican leadership insisted that they were removed based on some yet-to-be-seen “scorecard.” House Speaker John Boehner later denied that, telling the affected members that “there is no scorecard” and that Steering Committee, | Read More »

Cross posted at Proof of Right. Although this is a local issue where I live, I’m posting this in my diary here at RedState to highlight the actions of Congressman Lynn Westmoreland. . This Tuesday, December 4th at 9:00 a.m. the lame duck Henry County, GA Board of Commissioners will vote to lock in nearly $6 million in funding along with an engineering contract that | Read More »

Last summer, Lynn Westmoreland said the following about Barack Obama:”Just from what little I’ve seen of her and Mr. Obama, Sen. Obama, they’re a member of an elitist-class individual that thinks that they’re uppity.”You don’t need a dog-whistle to hear racial tinging with the word “uppity”. especially for someone who lives in Georgia. Westmoreland was reelected,but the stupid comment lives on.Yesterday, GOP Congressman Paul Broun | Read More »